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Jan 1, 2009 | 04:13 PM

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shock question

i have a 78 L82 with 25000 miles that has the original shocks. can shocks wear out just from age? ride is ok, but could i improve it adding some blisteins? vbs has a good price on the right now. thanks to everyone here for all of the great info i have recieved here.

Jan 1, 2009 | 04:24 PM

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Methinks it would be a good idea to change them out.

Jan 1, 2009 | 04:25 PM

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I would imagine they could, seals get dry rotted I guess. Go with the bilsteins, the HD not the sports, I think the sports are too stiff.
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Jan 1, 2009 | 04:37 PM

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I'd suggest a set of Bilsteins in lieu of brand new stock shocks, so IMHO there's no reason to agonize over whether or not to replace your antiques.

Jan 1, 2009 | 06:26 PM

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I would imagine they could, seals get dry rotted I guess. Go with the bilsteins, the HD not the sports, I think the sports are too stiff.
ESU

can anyone else comment on sports or hd's. i will never be doing any tracking just normal street driving

Jan 1, 2009 | 08:18 PM

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can anyone else comment on sports or hd's. i will never be doing any tracking just normal street driving

Its been a while since i ordered my bilsteins but i believe the sports are the more firmer of the 2 even though it sounds the other way. If your not do any track stuff than get the less firmer of the 2 which I belive is the HD. You can call bilstein and talk to their tech people and they will confirm. I'm very happy with my bilsteins by the way.
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